Auto Sort on Update in Partslist in idw

[dominiek_vanwest]

Hi,

The code for sorting a Partslist in an idw is something like this:

  Partslist.Sort("ITEM", False, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

However, I don't see an option to check the 'Auto Sort on Update' checkbox.

How can I do this?

Thanks in advance,

Dominiek

[BrandonBG]

I can't find it either.

There is "DrawingPartsListUpdateCtxCmd" in the command manager which might be useful, but I'm not sure what the context is.

Have you tried setting up a trigger to re-sort the parts list table when something changes?

BrandonBG

[dominiek_vanwest]

You mean with iLogic?

That might be possible, but I have a few hundred standard drawings to adjust....

Also, that will make the file a bit larger I guess.

Dominiek

[BrandonBG]

You could write an external rule that wouldn't increase the file size.

Brandon

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

Agree with Brandon.

External iLogic rule would be the simpliest way to run PartsList.Sort function in drawings that wouldn't increase the file size.

[dominiek_vanwest]

Sorry for not replying back immediately, I was 2 weeks on holiday.

I'm not sure how to do it with iLogic. In my application, I make that drawing with that PartsList, but I also immediately check it in to the Vault.

How can I get the iLogic rules to run in between my programming code? And how would the iLogic rules look like?

Thanks in advance,

Dominiek

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

You need three lines of code to execute Inventor command:

VBA:

Dim ctrl As ControlDefinition
Set ctrl = ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions("DrawingPartsListUpdateCtxCmd")
ctrl.Execute

In iLogic rule you should remove 'Set' from the second line.

Here is the good overview on running Inventor commands using the API

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/running-commands-using-the-api.html

[dominiek_vanwest]

Thank you for the reply.

But now I get a message in Inventor: Parts list may contain explicit user overrides that are not in a frozen state. Processing an update now will remove explicit user overrides.

And if I click OK I do not see the checkbox 'Auto Sort on Update' checked.

How can I avoid the message showing and the checkbox checked?

Thanks in advance,

Dominiek

PS: Your info did help for something else, for getting my view to Isometric view. I used to do it with Sendkeys("F6"), but if the screen was not active, it would not work. But with your info it works everytime now. Thanks!

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

Could you restore removed explicit user overrides using referenced BOMRow data?

[dominiek_vanwest]

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@Vladimir.Ananyev wrote:

Could you restore removed explicit user overrides using referenced BOMRow data?

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What do you mean exactly?